Simon Cowell Has Begun Building the Next Great Boyband

Simon Cowell is searching for singers to join his 1st boyband since One Direction.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
Simon cow certainly has a bit of a golden touch
when it comes to boy bands and girl groups as well,
playing a pivotal role in the formation of One Direction,
Fifth Harmony, Little Mix and more largely thanks to time
in the X Factor. And if you or your son
have dreams of boy band superstardom, Simon Cowell added again,
you might have to book a trip to England. Though
it's been fourteen years since his last experiment with One
Direction that formed on the UK's X Factor, he's announced

(00:25):
now auditions for a new boy band boot camp. The
process will be filmed for a docu series Simon Til's
Rolling Stone. Every generation deserves a megastar boy band and
I don't think there's been one to have the success
of One Direction in over fourteen years. The industry tends
to focus on solo artists. It usually take someone from
outside to put a group together, and there's always a
high degree of risk. We might uncover an incredible group,
we might not. There's no guaranteed path to success. Anything

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can happen, but that's what's exciting for me. That's why
I do it. Simon cow there On his search for
the next great boy band. Open auditions begin in Newcastle
in the UK next month.

Speaker 1 (00:56):
That's direct from Hollywood.